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Crystal City. — High; foliage good, light-colored ; trusses high and erect; 

 berry small to medium, short-obovate, very light red, rather soft, sweet. 

 Unproductive. Not worth cultivating. 



Glendale. — Medium to high; foliage luxuriant, dark; trusses nearly erect; 

 berry medium to large, long-conic, with a very large calyx, firm, color not 

 clear, quality medium to poor, rather late. Not productive. The first ber- 

 ries ripened June 14; the last good berries were procured a week later. 

 Gives little promise with us. It was grown on rich sandy soil. 



Hoivell. — Belongs in this section. Has fruited but one year with us. 



Hathaivay No. 5. — High, loose; foliage light-colored; trusses branching 

 very low, the branches long and weak ; berry very long-conic or long-oblong, 

 almost finger-shaped, light red, rather firm, medium in quality. Curious 

 rather than valuable. A rampant grower. 



Mrs. Garfield. — Medium to high; foliage rather dark; trusses rather stout; 

 berry medium, short-conic, the neck very short, very bright, light red, mod- 

 erately firm, fair to good in quality. Of no especial importance. 



Nigh {Nigh's Superb). — Medium to low; foliage good, light colored; 

 trusses nearly prostrate; berry medium, oblong-elliptic or obovate, light 

 colored, rather soft, sweet. Evidently not desirable. 



Nohe {Node's Seedling). Medium; foliage dark; trusses moderately 

 strong; berry medium to small, short-obovate, rather dark, very firm, 

 ripens unevenly, fair in quality. Evidently not desirable. 



Shirts — Medium; foliage rather light in color; trusses weak; berry 

 medium to small, conic, light colored, soft, poor. This berry is described as 

 possessing a high flavor and fine color. Ours answers to anything but such 

 characters. It may not be true to name. ^ 



SECTION II. — Berries not produced into a neck. Some varieties, 

 as Jewel and Sharpless, are somewhat tapered and smooth at the base, but 

 can hardly be said to have a neck. 



Group 1. Flowers perfect. 



Alley's No. 9. — Medium; foliage good; trusses middling stout; berry 

 large, broad-ovate; color good; firm, fair in quality; calyx large. Evidently 

 a good berry. 



Atlatitic — Low to medium; foliage good, very dark; trusses weak, the 

 branches long ; berry medium to large, conic, very dark, and glossy in color, 

 rather firm, rich when fully ripe; colors evenly for a dark berry. Not pro- 

 ductive with us. Of some promise. 



Black De-fiance — .High to medium, loose; foliage very large, dark; trusses 

 weak; berry medium to large, ovate, or becoming very broad, dark and rich 

 in color; firm, first-class in quality. A good berry. 



Captain Jack. — Medium; foliage very dark ; trusses erect ; berry medium, 

 nearly round ; light, but bright in color, rather soft, fair in quality. Pos- 

 sesses no decided merits. 



Cowing. — Medium to high; foliage heavy, light colored; trusses rather 

 strong; berry medium to large, flattish; rather too light in color; rather soft, 

 sweet and good. A desirable berry. 



Downing. — Medium to high ; foliage good, light-colored; trusses high, mostly 

 erect ; berry medium to small, short-conic, light in color, rather soft, fair in 

 quality. Of average merit. 



